自 zì
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 自 — self
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
自首
zìshǒu
to surrender oneself; to turn oneself in
Characters in this word
首 shǒu
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 首 — chief, head, leader
- Made of
- 丷 horns 自 self
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 警方表示，嫌疑人若主动自首，量刑时可能会被酌情考虑。 Jǐngfāng biǎoshì, xiányírén ruò zhǔdòng zìshǒu, liàngxíng shí kěnéng huì bèi zhuóqíng kǎolǜ. The police said that if the suspect voluntarily turns himself in, it may be considered during sentencing.
- 在父亲的劝说下，他终于决定去自首。 Zài fùqīn de quànshuō xià, tā zhōngyú juédìng qù zìshǒu. At his father's urging, he finally decided to turn himself in.
- 法官说，主动自首可以减轻处罚。 Fǎguān shuō, zhǔdòng zìshǒu kěyǐ jiǎnqīng chǔfá. The judge said that voluntarily turning oneself in can reduce the penalty.